Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop – April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX

The toll industry is evolving at an astonishing rate. Driven by financial realities, political change, and technological innovations the industry is facing a wide range of challenges and opportunities and is being forced to respond to them at lightning speed. Join IBTTA, April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX and keep your organization current on the latest industry trends to Enhance Mobility Through Innovation. Featured presenters include: Tom Vanderbilt, Keynote, Best-Selling Author and Journalist; Clarence Jones and Ellen Jaffe Jones, Winning News Media, Inc.; and Hans Bleiker and Annemarie Bleiker, Institute for Participatory Management & Planning. The hotel reservation cut-off for this meeting is Friday, March 26th. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org 


CAMERAS

1) Yellow-Lights Shorter at Chicago Red-Light Camera Intersections
Link to article on Chicago Breaking News:

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) GPS Data from New York City Cabs Provides Detailed Picture of Traffic
Link to article in The New York Times:

RAILROADS

3) Penn Station Baltimore Announcer Replaced by Digital Voice
Link to story and video on WJZ-TV:

4) In Memoriam: Norfolk Southern Logo, ‘Thoroughbred’ Brand Architect H. Pier Clifford
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

SPACE

5) Mars Rover Gets Smarter with Age …and Software
Link to CNET News article:

VEHICLES

6) EU Shows Off ‘Talking Car’ Technology
Link to article on just-auto:

7) GM’s Car of the Future
Electric-powered vehicle uses GPS and vehicle-to-vehicle communications to determine best route.
Link to article in Forbes:

8) Mobility 2.0 Live at Cooperative Mobility Showcase 2010
Link to article and video from ERTICO-ITS Europe:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Invitation to Negotiate – Video Aggregation Subsystem Phase II – Florida Department of Transportation


Upcoming Events
TRB Webinar: New Managed Lane Provisions in the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) – April 1


Today in Transportation History    
1910 **110th anniversary** - Ground was formally broken for construction of a subway tunnel connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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